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WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR ITS HUNGER, NUTRITION AND HEALTH CONFERENCE
Sep. 27, 2022
POLITICO reports:
The Biden administration unveiled its long-anticipated agenda on Friday for the White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health set for Sept. 28 in Washington, D.C.
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In addition to Biden speaking in the afternoon, second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, White House Domestic Policy Adviser Susan Rice, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and chef José Andrés, a humanitarian who is a member of the president's council on sports, fitness and nutrition, will speak at the meeting, according to the White House.
The administration's planned roadmap includes a series of administrative actions from Biden, calls for Congress to pass legislation and recommendations for the private sector and philanthropic groups to help tackle long-term goals, including ending hunger by 2030 in the U.S., according to six people familiar with the plans.
A series of corporations and nonprofit groups are planning to unveil their own initiatives and financial commitments in conjunction with the conference.
FDA's role: According to the people familiar with the plans, the national strategy the White House plans to unveil does include administrative directives for and policy rollouts from the Food and Drug Administration - the agency at the forefront of ensuring Americans' food is safe and which is also at the center of the federal government's hobbled infant formula response.
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